Rejuvenated!

I didn't want to leave on such a cliffhanger.  I have climbed down from the "CrazyTown" ledge.  ;)   Mostly due to lots of Daddy time Chris has had with the boys over the weekend.

On Thursday evening, Chris took all 3 boys to James's soccer practice.  (For all of us moms, this sounds like "not a big deal" and also very much a big deal.  As you know, we've done this 100 times alone and are well versed on how much of a struggle an hour and a half long practice can be trying to entertain those who aren't playing while watching and cheering on whoever is playing, all at 7pm at night.)  But Chris took everyone and said they were "great" for him (of course!).  Meanwhile, I was home alone.... and no one asked for water or a snack or accidentally spilled milk on the carpet or needed a diaper change or wanted to be held or needed help changing out batteries or called out "MOM!!" every 2 minutes.   It was wonderful!

About 15 minutes after the boys left, I received a text message from Cortney asking me how I swung that magnificent feat!  (I laughed when the text came in since I knew she'd find it funny when Chris rolled up to practice with all 3 boys and no Mommy!)  She sent me this picture as proof that everyone was alive and well behaved with Daddy in charge.  Whoda thunk?!

On Friday night, I went out to dinner with several girlfriends to celebrate one of their 30th birthdays.   We had a great time!

After dinner we stopped by this new(ish) wine bar in downtown Fayetteville.  What's really cool about it is that you load a card with however much money you want to spend and then you can "taste-test" as many wines as you'd like.  The dispensers on the left side of the wall allow you to pick and choose different wines and they pour out directly from the wall.  You can get a sample, a 1/2 glass, or a full glass (and pay accordingly).  Or, of course, you can purchase an entire bottle to share there.  

I've also been able to get several good workouts in the past few days which always make me feel better!  The boys love swinging on the rings...

For dinner tonight we had grilled flounder and steak with roasted asparagus and cherry tomatoes.  Yum!

So, all in all, the past 2 days have been really good... and Pete's cold is finally gone so while he still loves his mama, we've been able to separate from the hip just a bit over the past 24 hours.  All is right with the world again.  :)